@article{ref1,
title="Use of multiple data sources for surveillance of work-related amputations in Massachusetts, comparison with official estimates and implications for national surveillance",
journal="American journal of industrial medicine",
year="2014",
author="Davis, Letitia K. and Grattan, Kathleen M. and Tak, SangWoo and Bullock, Lucy F. and Ozonoff, Al and Boden, Leslie I.",
volume="57",
number="10",
pages="1120-1132",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Accurate surveillance of work-related injuries is needed at national and state levels. We used multiple sources for surveillance of work-related amputations, compared findings with Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) estimates, and assessed generalizability to national surveillance. <br><br>METHODS: Three data sources were used to enumerate work-related amputations in Massachusetts, 2007-2008. SOII eligible amputations were compared with SOII estimates. <br><br>RESULTS: 787 amputations were enumerated, 52% ascertained through hospital records only, exceeding the SOII estimate (n = 210). The estimated SOII undercount was 48% (95% CI: 36-61%). Additional amputations were reported in SOII as other injuries, accounting for about half the undercount. Proportionately more SOII estimated than multisource cases were in manufacturing and fewer in smaller establishments. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Multisource surveillance enhanced our ability to document work-related amputations in Massachusetts. While not feasible to implement for work-related conditions nationwide, it is useful in states. Better understanding of potential biases in SOII is needed. Am. J. Ind. Med. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0271-3586",
doi="10.1002/ajim.22327",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22327"
}